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Thursday, August 5, 2010

Coal Miner's Son

Good Thursday morning to you all. Is it just me, or did Summer fly by pretty fast this year. It is hard to believe that school will be starting soon. I hope you all have had an enjoyable summer, and have had some fun looking at the old pictures here. Today's picture was taken in 1940, and shows a Coal Miner's Son. The picture was taken in Granger Homesteads, Iowa.

Roger,Perhaps if there ever is a Picture Embargo, I could email you a picture that day.

On the greenhouse, I have both ends finished, and 7 of 14 of the side panels done. The sky track will be here this weekend, so hopefully I can get the last 7 panels done. Then, it is just plumbing and electrical work to finish things up.PJM

Marie,The chickies and peacocks are very hot. The chickies have found the little spot where the condensing water drips out of the refrigerated air conditioning units. They have mad a little spa out of it, and take turns sitting in the cool puddles of water. The peacocks find a shady spot and just sit. Egg production has been down in the blistering heat. We are getting 7 or 8 eggs a day, instead of 9-10.PJM

OK, I see what you are talking about. You were able to put up the panels on one side, but not the other side because there was not place to put the ladders.I was mistaken in me idea that the panels went from one the bottom side over the top and down the bottom on the other side. I understand now that the panels are half sheets and go just from the bottom to the top and then you have to go to the other side and do it again.

Doesn't that picture just say it all? Look at the scowl on his little face! I was scanning some old pictures this morning for a back to school post on my blog and came across my first day of school, 1960. I had my lunch sack in one hand and a bouquet of flowers for the teacher in the other! Haven't times changed...

Instead of counting comments, you could count hits. Wee scripts to do that have existed for many moons. It would show you how many folks just drop in to look rather than the limited number who drop in to make a comment.

Old pictures have always held a certain fascination for me, but although I look at every photo, I'm guilty of not commenting very often. I'll try not to take the wonderful photos you post for granted any longer. They are appreciated, as are the updates on the chickies and peacocks and now the greenhouse. And I agree with Mathan--I'll bet if you counted the hits on your site, you'd be amazed.

And another thought -- I love the pictures on this website, but I also love reading the comments. We are becoming a mini-community in a way. We all enjoy the Mystery Person contest every Saturday, and the Sunday updates on the peacocks and chickies, the greenhouse construction, and the quest for a tractor. And I think I will have the agreement of all here in what you have done for your students!!!

Perhaps you should post more pictures of people as opposed to things. Somehow machinery, etc; becomes more interesting with people in the picture.Also... More women! Remind us of the beauty of yesteryear!

I just discovered this blog today, while researching illustrations for a children's story I'm writing about my grandfather who lived and worked in the Texas area. I found a great photo of children in a cotton field. Thanks for the idea!

I visit PJM and his site each day when I can to look at the great images and more importantly to read the comments.Marie is correct when she says that this is like a mini community. I have learnt so much reading what all of the members have known about different subjects.Keep up the good work PJM and all the reader on this page.

About Me

I grew up in West Texas, and could not wait to get away. I got away, and went to the University of Texas, and then on to Stanford. I saw the world, and decided what I really wanted was to be in West Texas. So here I am, right back where I started. I had it all, and found it was not that great.

I have been an avid collector of old photographs and documents for over 30
years. The photographs on this site are derived from material I have collected
over the years. Some came from old family albums, some from material I bought at
flea markets over the years, and some from government archives of public domain
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